Noun
(music) a minor key with the notes C, D, E♭, F, G, A♭, B♭
(music) the minor chord with a root of C
Source: en.wiktionary.orgAn important theme in the finale of Johannes Brahms' Symphony No. 1 in C minor is related to the "Ode to Joy" theme from the last movement of Beethoven's Ninth symphony. Source: Internet
Example and analysis The excerpt below, bars 7–12 of J. S. Bach's Fugue no. 2 in C minor, BWV 847, from the Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 illustrates the application of most of the characteristics described above. Source: Internet
II (doubtful) * BWV Anh. 205 – Fantasia in C minor, authenticated as BWV 1121 and added to Chapter 7 in BWV 2a * BWV Anh. 206 – Doubtful chorale prelude, added to Anh. Source: Internet
A Symphonisches Präludium (Symphonic Prelude) in C minor was discovered by Mahler scholar Paul Banks in the Vienna National Library in 1974 in a piano duet transcription. Source: Internet
At his memorial service on 22 June 1825 his own Requiem in C minor – composed in 1804 – was performed for the first time. Source: Internet
It opens in C minor and ends in C major with a stately chorale tune. Source: Internet